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Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Camp Verde, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Camp Verde and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • Astronomy & Satellites ...
    • Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
    • To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for Camp Verde:
    • 29.893732, -99.105575
    • Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
    • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Camp Verde
  • Bird Watching ...
    • We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
    • The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Kerr County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Kerr County
    • Since Camp Verde is near Bandera County and also Kendall County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Bandera County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Kendall County
  • Waymarking ...
    • Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
    • Open the Waymark.com report for Camp Verde

Communities Also Named Camp Verde ...

We found one communities that are also named Camp Verde.

Within Texas, the name Camp Verde is unique.

Beyond Texas, there is another community also named Camp Verde in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arizona
      • Yavapai County
      • This Camp Verde is located in Yavapai County and lies 810 miles [1,303.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Camp Verde that is located in Kerr County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yavapai County community of Camp Verde.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Camp Verde ...

As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.

How Far From Camp Verde to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Camp Verde to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Camp Verde and extending to:

  • Kerrville, which is the Seat of Kerr County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Camp Verde to Kerrville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 85 miles [136.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,397 miles [2,248.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 55 days and walking would take 80 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,224 miles [11,625.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,957 miles [12,805.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,835 miles [9,390.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Camp Verde) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day.
<4>The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Camp Verde to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Camp Verde. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.8937, Longitude: -99.1056    
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 321.07 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 317.458 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.94 degrees.